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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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2,636 Icelandic Genomes Pinpoint Risk For Alzheimer's, Other Diseases
An Icelandic genetics firm has sequenced the genomes of 2,636 of its countrymen and women, finding genetic markers for a variety of diseases, as well as a new timeline...
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The 5 Biases Pushing Women Out of STEM
Gender bias appears to be a key contributor to the scarcity of U.S. women in science, technology, engineering, and math, according to new studies.
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Does Your Password Pass Muster?
New research raises concerns about the effectiveness of password strength meters, the bars that turn red, yellow, or green to rate the strength of new passwords...
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Hoax-Detecting Software Spots Fake Papers
Software programs that generate nonsense computer science papers have become sources of embarrassment for major academic publishers.
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So, Arkansas Is Leading the Learn to Code Movement
Arkansas took the lead in pushing computer science in schools last month when it passed a law requiring all public and charter schools to offer computer science...
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The Smartest Hackers in the Room (hint: They're Not the Humans)
Teams from around the world will engage in a dress rehearsal next month for the U.S. Pentagon's Cyber Grand Challenge, a competition to develop automated hacker...
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Expert: Artificial Intelligence Systems More Apt to Fail Than to Destroy
Oregon State University professor and Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence president Thomas Dietterich says he is more concerned about potential...
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Silicon Valley Gender Gap Is Widening
A report from the American Association of University Women warns that the gender gap in the technology sector is widening.
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Why Kevin Mitnick, the World's Most Notorious Hacker, Is Still Breaking Into Computers
Look no further than Kevin Mitnick's business card to see how some things never change.
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Iarpa Preps Insider Threat-Monitoring Projects
The U.S. intelligence community wants to develop insider threat-monitoring systems and new techniques for predicting cyberattacks.
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Self-Powered Sensors That Communicate Could Warn of Bridge, Building Defects
Researchers are developing technology that would enable a bridge, dam, or building to sense a defect and alert officials before something bad occurs.
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One Thousand Genes You Could Live Without
Researchers have unveiled the largest ever set of full genomes from a single population: Iceland.
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Computer Science Surge Sparks Campus Building Boom
Colleges and universities across the U.S. have been building new facilities to keep up with expanding science, technology, engineering, and math programs.
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Five Medieval Alternatives to Sat Nav
During the Middle Ages, the Vikings set sail in longships to raid faraway settlements and plunder their riches, but how did they find their way?
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Extreme Cryptography Paves Way to Personalized Medicine
The dream for tomorrow's medicine is to understand the links between DNA and disease—and to tailor therapies accordingly.
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Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak on the Apple Watch, Electric Cars, and the Surpassing of Humanity
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is concerned about what rapid advancements in artificial intelligence will mean for the future of humanity.
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Obama, Wowed By Young Scientists, Announces New STEM Pledges
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday announced more than $240 million in pledges to boost the study of science, technology, engineering, and math.
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Smarter Smart Grids
North Carolina State University researchers are using cloud computing resources to analyze smart grid data.
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Me, Myself, and Icub: Meet the Robot With a Self
Researchers at the University of Sheffield's Sheffield Robotics program are trying to give their iCub robot an artificial "self."
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